Saw-table attachment.



E. J. DAVIS.

SAW TABLE ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, 1912.

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EDWARI) J'. DAVIS, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

SAW-TABLE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914i.

Application led July 10, 1912. Serial No. 708,585.

My invention relates'to saw table-attach-v ments, and moreparticularly'to guards for rotary saws, and it has for its'object'toprovide al1 improved form of guard which is movable with the saw in itsadjustment relatively to the `saw table, and is also adjustablerelatively to the saw. l

A furth'er objectv of my invention is lto afford a removable' portion onthe guard,

ing engagement with t e body portion of the guard, and means for.enabling its ready removal when desired.

Still another object of my invention consists inalor'ding means forpreventing fine dust and shavings from being thrown in the face ofthe`operator, as he stands in front of the saw table to control the work.

To these and other ends the invention consistsl in certain improvements.and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features' being pointed out in the claim at the endof the specication.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a saw table,showing the application of a preferred embodiment of my inventionthereto.

3 is a sectional view on the line 3.3 of

Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line aa-Lla of Fig. 2, andFig. 5 is a sectional 4 is a standard which is adjustably mount- Fig. 2is a detail eley vation of a portion of the saw guard; Fig.

'ed on the support 3'. To this end, in the present embodiment, thestandard 4.- is provlded with a base or attaching portion 5,

slotted at (S, and held adjustably in engage-` ment with the support 3,by means of bolts 7, or other suitable attaching means.

I The guard' comprises a body portion 8 which is sloted at 9 and heldin'adjustable relation to tie standard '4 by means of bolts 10. Incertain kinds of work, it is frequently desirablei to leave the upperpart of the saw free from obstruction by the guard, and to accomplishthis, I provide a removable portion l1 which is normally held inengagement with the body portion 8 in the manner that I will nowdescribe. The body portion 8 and the removable portion 11 have aninterlocking connection with each other, preferably being dovetailed asshown in dotted lines 1n Figs. 1 and 2.

In order to hold the removable portion 11in operative position on thebody portion 8, the former carries a plate 12y which is suitablyattached thereto and forms a downwardly extending flange 13 adapted tooverlie a portion of one face of the body portion.

Onq its opposite face, the removable portion ll 1s provided with a catch14, which is pivotally mounted at 15 and c'arries a thumb piece 16 bywhich it may be turned.,

17 is aleat spring, formed by being struck from the removable portion11, and 'adapted to engage a shoulder' on'the catchll, as

shown in Fig. 1, whereby to hold the same in locking position, andprevent the removable portion being detached 'from the body portion. .Torelease the removable portion, the spring 17 is depressed, permittingthe catch to be turned, whereupon the removable portion'11 may be movedlaterally of the body portion 8.

In order to protect the operator, and prevent dust and shavings frombeing thrown from thesaw into his face, I provide a deflector on theguard. This is preferably accomplished in the present embodiment bymeans of flanges 18 which' are secured to the removable portion 11., andextend outwardly and downwardly therefrom. This ,affords an invertedU-shaped device arranged immediately above the tp of thepsaw, whichserves to catch all of the fine dust and shavings that are thrownupwardly by the rotating movement of the saw. Bythis confl struction, itis possible for the operator to stand in front of the saw, in properposiog r V. 1,118,477

tion to control the Work, Without being subjected to the large amount ofdust and dirt that is thrown oil from saw tables as generallyconstructed.

ln the claim: I

ln a fastening means, the combination with body portion, of ai removableportion having a, doveta-iled connection with the bolyportion', aswinging .latch pivoted to one face of the removable portion and 10.

adapted to embrace the'corresponding side of the body portion, and aflange on the v opposite face of the removable portion arrangeto overliethe body portion. l p EDWARD J. DAVIS'. Witnesses: Y

Gr. WI'LLARD RICH,A

JOHN S. BRONK.

